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Milwaukee Public Schools still hiring teachers for upcoming school year

MPS officials say there are still more than 50 positions available.

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Updated: 7:40 PM CDT Aug 23, 2014

Milwaukee Public Schools still hiring teachers for upcoming school year

MPS officials say there are still more than 50 positions available.

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Updated: 7:40 PM CDT Aug 23, 2014

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WEBVTT THEY WERE NOT HURT. THE FALL SCHOOL SEMESTER IS ALMOST HERE. AND M-P-S IS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES. INCLUDING AT TODAY'S 7TH ANNUAL RUN BACK TO SCHOOL 5K FUN RUN AND ONE POINT FIVE MILE WALK AT WASHINGTON PARK. THE EVENT PROMOTES REGULAR EXERCISE AND RAISES MONEY FOR M-P-S YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND AS WISN 12 NEWS THEMA PONTON TELLS US, THEY ALSO MADE SPACE FOR A MINI JOB FAIR. IN BETWEEN THE MUSIC ... AND FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR EXERCISE FOR MPS STUDENTS, AT THE RUN BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT THERE'S ALSO A BOOTH CATCHING THE ATTENTION OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. DR. KAREN JACKSON-"WE DO HAVE JOBS, AT OUR LAST COUNT WE HAD 51 JOBS AVAILABLE." MPS' DOCTOR KAREN JACKSON SAYS MOST OF THOSE JOBS ARE TEACHING POSITIONS. JACKSON SAYS DOZENS OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AT MPS. DR. KAREN JACKSON-"WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO LEAVE ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR AND PEOPLE WHO COME IN SO IT'S A MATTER OF THE BALANCE BETWEEN THOSE WHO LEFT AND THOSE COMING IN." HERE'S WHAT MPS IS OFFERING: WHATEVER YOUR SALARY IS NOW, THEY WILL WORK TO MATCH OR EXCEED IT. YOU CAN TAKE A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL YOU'D BE WORKING IN AND MEET THE PEOPLE YOU'D BE WORKING WITH. MPS IS ALSO WILLING TO HELP YOU GET THE CREDENTIALS YOU NEED. THEMA PONTON-"HERE'S ANOTHER THING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW IF YOU WANT ONE OF THESE JOBS, THE JOBS HERE AT MPS ARE ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS, LIKE KENNEDY HERE, THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO WANT TO COME HERE TO MILWAUKEE AND TO TEACH IN MPS SCHOOLS." DR. KAREN JACKSON-"IT'S GOTTA BE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND URBAN DISTRICTS, THEY KNOW THAT ALL URBAN DISTRICTS HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGE, SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT APPEALS TO THAT PARTICULAR PERSON AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILL SET TO KEEP CHILDREN ENGAGED AND TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL AT THE END, THAT'S WHO WE WANT." IN MILWAUKEE, THEMA PONTON, WISN 12 NEWS. AND IT'S NOT JUST TEACHERS, M-P-S IS ALSO LOOKING FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS AND ABOUT 100 SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. MOST M-P-S STUDENTS GO BACK TO SCHOOL

Milwaukee Public Schools still hiring teachers for upcoming school year